Smyrna times., 1887-09-07
Smyrna and Vicinity.
FALL comes in gloriously.

FALL comes in gloriously.
The late potato crop it is said will
fall far below the eally in yield.
EDWARD G. WALLS went to the citv
yesterday to lay in a new stock Of
goods.
AFTER AN absence of rain for more
than two weeks, it begins to look like
dry weather.
The school districts of Kent county
will each get the sum of Sl68.66 from
the State appropriation.
THE rail and reed bird season omen.
ed on Thursday. Now the sportsmen
will expect to have lots of fun and
game.
The people are taking advantage of
the line weather and are laying in their
winter coal. The coal dealers are
pretty busy.
JOHN V. SPRUANCE has AZ his store q
curiosity in the shape of a twin canta-
ioupe-a fine specimen. 1t was grown
by John Hutton.
The pack Of peaches and tomatoes
this year will be the shortest one for
many years, and packers must realize
handsome profits.
ENTRIES in all departments of the
State Fair can be made now bv letter
or postal card to the Secretary. d. p
Barnard, Jr., Dover.
PROF. c. S. CoNwELL, of Dover filed
the M. E. pulpit on Sunday morning
and evening, in we'll written and
thoughtful discOurses.
MILLwRIGHTs are at work in con.
strueting new waste gates to replace
those at the Garrison mills on the State
road four miles below Smyrna.
SUNDAY was "big" day with the
colored people in attendance upon the
church camps and a number were
here from Dover and other places.
OUR farmers as we'll as phosphate
manufacturers will be interested in the
analyses Of fertilizers by State Chemist
DR.. Wolf in another part of this i'm
preston.
A. ENNIS, who resides near Tavlor's
Bridge, has purchased Mrs. J. G.. Car
rolls residence, on Cass street, in Mid
dletOwn, aud will take possession about
March 25th. 1888.
THE papers in different places are
noting the height of sunflowers. but
none come up to the height of those of
Messrs. Collins and Pierson given in
the TINES, 16 and IL feet.
F. H. TRUAx, near MoOrton, calls at
tention to his nursery stock of peaches
and grapes. The peach trees are from
healthy, natural seed, and propagated
by Mr.. I. with special care.
JAMES STARTLING. ON James p. Hof-
fecker's farm, is credited with shipping
this week the largest peaches that have
gone from here to market. They were
Of the Beers MalacatOon variety.
Next Sunday will be the third Quar-
terly meeting occasion for Smyrna cir
cult and station! Presiding Elder
France will preach at Ssversons church
ia the afternoon and this town at night.
By advertisement in another column
it will be seen that nine lots in West
Smyrna (Spruanoe City, known as the
J. Frank Ruth lots, will be sold at pub
lie sale at 2 o'clock P. NJ, on next We'd
nesday, l4th inst.
A SAD accident occurred at Smyrna
Landing yesterday evening in the
drowning of seven year old son Of
James Foss while playing on the
wharf after his return from school, The
witness was his playmate. When
help came he had sunk below the sur
face and was not found for q half hour,
Coroner Wright held an inquest this
morning.
THE horse disease which has prevail
ed here to some extent is complained
Of seriously by our exchanges from
Maryland, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. It Is spoken Of as
inhnenza 10 some places, ip others
rs cerebro spinal meningitis, aud Is not
contagious. but in the air. Ii some
places carboiic acid and chloride Of lime
have been used with good results,